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US 2013/0156888 A1Published application
Dairy product and process
AssigneeFonterra Co-Operative Group Limited
InventorsKeith Johnston, Allan Main, Peter Dudley Elston, Peter Aaron Munro, Robert J. Buwalda
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Abstract
The invention process provides a novel process of making cheese comprising the production of a coagulum which is caused to disaggregate into small curd particles in an in-line continuous flow process, separation of the curd particles from the whey and subsequent heating and mechanical working of the curd particles into a cheese mass.
Claims1
A process of making cheese comprising steps of:
- a) adding a coagulating agent to a starting milk under conditions of temperature time and coagulating agent concentration, which suppresses the formation of a coagulum;
- b) passing the milk of step a) along a flow path and adjusting the pH where necessary to between 4.0 and 6.0 by adding an acidulent;
- c) cooking the milk of step b) at a temperature which allows the formation of coagulated curd particles within the flow;
- d) separating the coagulated curd particles from the whey liquid;
- e) heating and mechanically working the curd particles into a cheese mass at a temperature of 50 to 90° C.;
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- f) shaping and cooling the cheese.
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